On Ringo Lake -- Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt 2017-18
11-08-2017, 04:20 PM
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The way I see it, which may be totally off, is that the coral is a medium and the aqua is a light medium-- if that makes sense. Or that the coral is the "pop" of color in the quilt.
11-08-2017, 04:33 PM
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I am very tempted to do this because I like the colors, BUT, I don't like to spend that much time and effort on Bonnie's mysteries and then don't like it(and they are labor intensive). Which is what happened with the last one I did of hers, grand illusion. I like the sew along part but don't like the disappointment at the end. So if I could just stop coming here and seeing the colors everyone is showing
. Lisa, thanks for the explanation about color and value, etc.
. Lisa, thanks for the explanation about color and value, etc.. Hopefully you join us!
11-08-2017, 06:02 PM
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I renamed grand illusion to grand chaos. As far as I was concerned it was a complete disaster, and from the comments on the Facebook page many folks agreed. I sat the next one out and of course, loved the colours and design when finished. So I did the one last year and ended up really liking it once I changed the purple to blue. I like her colour choices this year and the fact there are only four colours. I would have gone with her pallet but didn't have enough aqua so subbed green. That messes up the colour wheel but the shade of green and the gold/coral fabric seem to play nicely together.
11-08-2017, 06:37 PM
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NZquilter, excellent tips! Food for thought, there.
11-08-2017, 08:10 PM
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My fabric arrived today...but my DH whisked it away to wrap for my birthday!! Thankfully my birthday is tomorrow so I can finally enjoy it and take a picture for you all!!!
11-08-2017, 08:19 PM
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I thought the aqua and the coral looked just about the same when I turned the photos black and white. I would call them both mediums. This quilt has one color less than we have been getting with the last few mysteries. So I would say that the neutrals represent the light. If we have a unit that pairs aqua and neutral, or coral and neutral, we'll want to use lighter neutrals to maintain a good contrast if our aqua and coral are on the lighter side.
I always feel like i'm learning about 'value' as opposed to 'Saturation'. For example yellows always seems to be 'lower in value' even though they might be a saturated lemon yellow. There is LOTS of color but the value is 'light' rather than 'dark'!
I will definitely keep your comments in mind when creating units from scrappy fabrics.
11-08-2017, 08:45 PM
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11-09-2017, 01:24 PM
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My fabrics came today now for the choices. I chose grunge for the fabric, the first group is navy for brown and a gold for coral. The second group dark green for brown and a different gold for coral. the fabric underneath is a grunge beige for the nutural. Any comments are very helpful please chime in![ATTACH=CONFIG]583589[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]583590[/ATTACH] I think the color variations in the grunge will give the blocks movement. Hopefully
now for the choices. I chose grunge for the fabric, the first group is navy for brown and a gold for coral. The second group dark green for brown and a different gold for coral. the fabric underneath is a grunge beige for the nutural. Any comments are very helpful please chime in![ATTACH=CONFIG]583589[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]583590[/ATTACH] I think the color variations in the grunge will give the blocks movement. Hopefully
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11-09-2017, 01:36 PM
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My fabrics came today now for the choices. I chose grunge for the fabric, the first group is navy for brown and a gold for coral. The second group dark green for brown and a different gold for coral. the fabric underneath is a grunge beige for the nutural. Any comments are very helpful please chime in![ATTACH=CONFIG]583589[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]583590[/ATTACH] I think the color variations in the grunge will give the blocks movement. Hopefully
now for the choices. I chose grunge for the fabric, the first group is navy for brown and a gold for coral. The second group dark green for brown and a different gold for coral. the fabric underneath is a grunge beige for the nutural. Any comments are very helpful please chime in![ATTACH=CONFIG]583589[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]583590[/ATTACH] I think the color variations in the grunge will give the blocks movement. Hopefully
11-09-2017, 01:50 PM
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I had that choice up also just did not want to flood with photos. Like this [ATTACH=CONFIG]583591[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]583592[/ATTACH]
I think the lighting is bad right now
I think the lighting is bad right now
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